Tennessee Johnson
From poverty to a president. A great American story!
Starring: Van Heflin, Lionel Barrymore, Ruth Hussey, Marjorie Main, Regis Toomey
Writer: John L. Balderston, Wells Root
Release Date:
December 1, 1942
December 1, 1942
Ratings:
6.1 / 10
6.1 / 10
Director:
William Dieterle
William Dieterle
Companies:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Overview
The tumultuous presidency of 19th-president Andrew Johnson is chronicled in this biopic. The story begins with Johnson's boyhood and covers his early life. During the Civil War, Johnson stays a staunch Unionist and upon Lincoln's reelection in 1864, becomes his Vice President. After Lincoln's assassination, Johnson becomes the President and became the first U.S. president ever to be impeached.
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